SRI AUROBINDO
Translations
from Sanskrit and Other Languages
Kalidasa
Bhartrihari. The Century of Life
On Virtue
’Tis more than earrings when the ear inclines
To wisdom; giving bracelets rich exceeds.
So the beneficent heart’s deep-storèd mines
Are worked for ore of sweet compassionate deeds,
And with that gold the very body shines.